Hey guys. I just got a new camera; I wanted to test it out tonight. These shots were taken at around 11PM last night. They did not turn out as well as I wanted. The wind was a constant 25mph, with even stronger gusts. That caused the camera/tripod to shake. The shots are repetitive also. Here they are anyways.

I'll be taking daytime shots soon. Hopefully (usually) those will turn out better! Enjoy! Good and bad comments welcomed!

 

Here is a picture of my girlfriend wetsanding my bumper. Taken with P&S:

 

Looks amazing as usual. It looks like you have a new front bumper (or just a lip),grille, and side skirts from the last photoshoot?! Oh and a drop.

 

Thank you, sir. The front has been repainted to take care of the rock chips/scrapes. The grille, lip and rear tires (fat setup) are new. The drop is the same (Eibachs). The exhaust has been polished.

 

loving it. yeah i need to take care of my rocks n chips on bumper n hood too.

 

look at that paint!!! Lexus/Toyota paint has always been superior. Your pics look great as usual man

 

very clean!

 

ummmm, nice ride and all but how does this have anytrhing to do with maxima's and/or members rides???? i mean, braggin rights are yours, but really dude no offense but post that up in the other cars section. and, i hate you.....

 

Like always, lovely pictures. That GS is hott!

 

hey van you need to get the tint striped and re done it looks a little purple. looks sweet as always though

 

No offense taken, my man. With all due respect, I am a member here, and it is my "ride." It does not state anywhere that the car has to be a Maxima.

This is taken directly from the top of the sub-forum text: 'Members Rides Post Pictures of your car here.'

Regardless, here are some old pictures of my Maxima for ya!

 

It could be the white balance in the shots. It has lifetime warranty. I might get it check out. Where have you been, man?

 

love 2nd gen gs. hate that grill. nice over-all though. i need a good camera... and a nice car.

 

ah , lexus GS, my next car to own.. love that model GS... such a pimp but yet elite/executive car...

congrats! any futur plans?

 

Looks really good. How many miles are on it?

Are the 400s faster than the 6th gens?

 

and, by the way, what was wrong with the max??? f'in a, i'd give my left arm for that ride!!! or did you keep it as a second car???

 

Digitized- I think I am done with it. I might get some LED tails later on. Nothing major. But I might get bored, so... Most of the car guys on here can relate.

SickSE- Thank you. It's right over 106K miles. I think they run around 14.4 stock. 300 crank HP.

max ride 41- I gave the car to my little sister, but she did not like it. So I sold it and used the money to get her a TSX.

Here are ten more pictures from today's golden hour:

 

 

u should take some pics of my car...

 

looks like a 30 second exposure correct? what are the other settings

 

I was guessing mid 40's. But with that condition it could be anything I guess. What are your driving habits with it? How is the transmission?

 

All the night shots of the Lexus were all around 1 second on 100 ISO. The golden hour shots were from around 1/1250 second to 1/500 f2.5. You can check out the exif data if you are interested!

As you can see, I love low apertures!

 

It looks very good for it's age. However, when I first got it, the paint was in poor condition. It took a lot of work to get the paint to shine again.

According to the Lexus forums, the transmission is bulletproof. All I know is: it's silky smooth. I just did a transmission flush with new Toyota Type T-IV fluid.

I baby it. It gets its legs stretched from time to time.

 

Very nice pics.Wish I could get wifey to help me clean my Maxi..lol...

 

car looks great as usual

 

I wanna take sharp pictures like that what kind of camera do you have? I just got a Canon Powershot S5 IS after seeing "got_rice?" pictures of his miata and i can't get really sharp pictures..yet

 

You have a very good eye, and a very nice car! good work

 

Pics look awesome, as I've said before, I love your GS. What kinda camera did you take these with? Also where is the exif data? I just got a Nikon D40 and love it so far.

 

Thanks for all the comments! I use a Canon 30D with the 50mm f1.8 prime for the 2 shoots. I just upgraded from a Rebel, and I love it. A lot less noise.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3905

That's the add-on to view exif data (if you have firefox). If not, you can view it in Photoshop.

The Nikon D40 is a great "beginner" DSLR. Enjoy it!!! Post some pictures!

 

Very nice pics. I actually just saw your post on clublexus. I was curious as to how you still like the gs. Any regrets? I am thinking about getting one very soon but I am stuck between the 300 and 400. I read the 430 is a little sluggish in terms of throttle response due to the electronic throttle. The 300 and 400 are similar in mpg and city driving while the 400 shines on the highway. The 300 is also a lot cheaper. Any thoughts or recommendations?

 

I absolutely love it. The powerband on the 400 is smooth and linear. The shifts cannot be felt, for the most part. I recommend you get a GS400. It's an around an extra 100 hp with close to the same gas mileage.

You should go test drive both a GS300 and a GS400. Then make your decision. I think the extra money is worth the extra power. Good luck!

 

whazzup, thanks for the extra pics.. now I really want to get a gs for next ride..
will probably do the VIP style mod if I am still into modding cars by the time I get a gs.. lol

is it true the Gs300 came manual but not the GS400?

 

They are all autos. You can put a 2JZ with a 6-speed conversion to make it manual!

 

really? I thought Gs3 was manual or auto and Gs4 auto..
in that case, I'll get the GS430 and swap tranny and engine

 

Your girlfriend is super hot. I like her.. hair. And her.... hands.

 

Here's an old one for ya. Her hands look good in this one too:

 

dude i hella remember that.

i wanted to top you on that one and i came up with this:

 

You guys must love that long black hair. Is it prettier than their face or something?

 

I copied him. Ask OP

 

The face is much prettier.